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သက်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sak • ALA-LC: sakʻ • BGN/PCGN: thet • Okell: theʔ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (breath; life). Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *slɯɡ, “idem”) (STEDT).

Noun

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သက် (sak)

  1. (in compounds) life, breath
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *zakᴸ (to descend), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *zak (idem). Cognate with Akha [script needed] (zàq, to descend) (STEDT).

Verb

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သက် (sak)

  1. to descend, dismount
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Adjective

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သက် (sak)

  1. (of taste) slightly bitter
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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သက် (sak)

  1. Thet (one of the nationalities of the Union of Myanmar speaking Tibet-Myanmar and mainly inhabiting the northern part of the Rakhine State)

Further reading

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Mon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese သက် (sak).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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သက် (sak)

  1. to moderate (used in compounds)

References

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